Rate your favorite team in the 2009 TGG Mock Draft. http://forums.theganggreen.com/showthread.php?t=43929 [size=+1]GM's, please don't put your team in your rating[/size] Anyone can rate the top 5 teams, you didn't have to be a GM. Please no worst team, or worst 5....I don't want us to go in that direction
No specific order: Denver: Love the emphasis on defense early and the value in offense late. It wasn't just picking up defensive players, it was picking the right ones. Nate Davis could be a starter in the NFL, Glen Coffee has more talent than your average 6th round pick RB, and Brandon Gibson will be an NFL starter. New England: Now I'm officially scared of all their high picks. Great job stockpiling linebackers with that corps aging. I'm scared of the potential of facing Barwin, Laurinaitis, Mayo, and Thomas for the next decade. A solid job addressing secondary depth with Moore and Vaughn. Not too much upside with some of the later picks, but I do like the Byrd pickup. Giants: Tough to screw up a draft with so many early picks, but you did no such thing. I L-O-V-E LOVE the first six picks, not just great players and value, but also in plugging holes. McKillop and McKenzie will both be solid linebackers, no need to spend a first round pick. Chicago: A team that needed playmakers so desperately on offense gets one big time in Harvin. Javon Ringer fell way too far, and a great value pick that late. Bruton and Pryor are guys I'm very high on. I also really like Brandstater so late, he's got a great QB frame and a live arm. Major upside. Saint Louis: Did an awesome job drafting without the full compliment of selections. Curry and Johnson might be the best one-two punch from any team. Meredith will be a starting right tackle for a decade, and Keenan Lewis will make, at the least, a very good nickel back. Aaron Kelly was great last year, but struggled in 2008, and that's a nice value pick.
My top 5 teams: Jacksonville (Green Hurricane) ...Stafford at # 8, Nicks in rd 2 and Levitre is one of my favorite players in this draft in Rd 3. Curtis Taylor may turn out to be the next poor man's Kerry Rhodes. Anthony Hill in Rd 7 was the steal of the draft....GH was wearing a mask and toting a gun!! Three WR's wasn't crazy, Jax's Wr group is a dumpster fire. Philadelphia Eagles (CoolerGlennFoley) ...Pettigrew and Moreno in Rd 1...nuff said. Almost all picks were solid and addressed needs. Cincinnati Bengals (Jabba the Jet) ....defense was the order of the day.....Raji, English, Follet is a nice player. Ogletree was a heist in the later rounds. Denver (Vision) ..........Vision addressed the weak Bronco defense early and often. Maualuga a force in the middle. Brace solid player and good value. Magee...one of my favorite players, I wanted for my Packers. Barnes is a underrated CB in the ACC that aced the wonderlic. Nice job Vision!! Seattle Seahawks (PinPointPenning10) .......Jason Smith at #4, Matthews was a steal in Rd 2, Big supporter of Asher Allen and Emanuel Cook. Greene was a good pick-up in Rd 3...Seattle needs to address RB. Just missed Giants (BakerMaker) San Fran (MrElectric29)
1. JAX(I was a huge critic on his drafting of Stafford but when he got Nicks and LaVitre(sp) he soon shut me up. He got absolute great value with his picks and had a hell of a haul for a team that DESPERATELY needs something for the sake of their attendance and for their head coach) 2. CLE(Considering the lack of picks he had, I had absolutely no problems with the draft he had for himself. Crabtree, Beanie, and Brown will all be factors year 1 and Reynolds and maybe even Hamlin will be of use too. Honestly he didnt make one bad pick at all IMHO.) 3. PHI(I wasnt feeling it at first but when you look at the draft overall, it was an impressive haul all around. They get their starting TE, their no.2 RB soon to maybe be no.1, a possible starting OT, a very underrated WR who would be huge in many ways(Literally and had some really strong middle round picks like Feinga, Moore and Scott. Reason they dont go as high as my previous 2 is because they had ALOT of picks so they had to have gotten some players but they did a pretty good job overall.) 4. NYJ(NY didnt really have a whole lot of picks but to grab Maclin at 17 is absolutely highway robbery. I dont know how much I credit that to the GM for Maclin falling but you do what ya gotta do. Brown is a stud in rd 2 and he got some great value in players like Quinn in rd 7. Wouldent have a problem at all if this was the Jets draft in reality) 5. CIN(My only reason why I dont have them as high as the other 4 is because they pick just as high AND have a multiple amount of picks but even then CIN got some players who can step in right away and do some nasty stuff right away like Raji, Ogletree, English, Huber, and Nelson. My only gripe maybe would also be 2 RBs might not happen with Benson signing his deal and all but it was a rd7 pick so its nothing major) :up: I dont know how Jabba does it honestly. Every year he is on my winners list with both his teams. Not trying to sound like a suckup either, he just keeps on putting these strong/impressive drafts.
In no order: Detroit: Helps having the #1 pick helps but I thought they did a great job. Monroe is going to anchor that line for a long time and Cushing, Ayers and Moala should be fixtures in Schwartz defense. I think Derrick Williams has a chance to make an impact as well. Jacksonville: Everyone has pretty much nailed it on the head. Getting Stafford, Levitre and Andre Brown is a great haul. Cleveland: Crabtree and Wells alone is a great draft and I like Cody Brown. Cincinatti: Raji, English and Beckworth all make their defense better and throw in Nelson and Jennings and you wind up upgrading the whole team. Buffalo: I'm not the biggest Aaron Maybin fan but as far as addressing needs getting a pass rusher, receiving tightend and 3 offensive line prospects I really like is a really good draft.
WOW, thanks for the compliments fellas I'm not feeling very well or I would do likewise and research my top 5, but I'm kind of suffering from the flu You know how that flu is :sad: But thanks again for the compliments .. much appreciated
Miami- Great job getting value and targeting guys that were perfect fits. The best thing of all is the versatility that the selections bring with them. Sean Smith is a stud, Sintim isn’t too far behind and should be a terrific 34 LB. I love Brandon Tate, kid’s going to be a steal the second that he’s 100%. Round 4 on are all quality developmental prospects, and Marko Mitchell has the makings of a stud with good coaches. Philadelphia- I was NE’s GM, so I know, having a lot of picks helps, but you still have to make the picks. Philly added the best RB in the draft, the best TE, and a very solid, starting caliber WR in the first 53 picks. From there, too many good players to name, but I do really like Nic Harris in that system, as do I like Donald Washington in the 7th. Seattle- Quality players right down the line. Picking off need and value one by one, they nabbed a kid that could go #1 at 4 to fill their biggest hole, got a real quality LB, and what could at some point next year be their starting RB in rd 3. I like both DBs and also JP Wilson as a backup QB. Baltimore- Kenny Britt is a perfect pick for that team. They need an impact maker at WR, and Flacco has the arm to turn him into an All Pro guy very quickly. Brinkley is a true football player, and while he might never be the player Scott was, he will never be a weakness. Webb has great talent, in a class where few DBs truly stand out. The two last picks have great upside, but the pick I really like is Mike Thomas. Big fan of his, another difference maker that would be a first rounder if he had 3 more inches. Detroit- Like with multiple pick teams, it’s a lot of pressure to follow through on the promise of the first pick. They had a plan, getting Monroe and adding talent to the defensive side of the ball. Get the team right from the inside and working it’s way out. Cushing and Sims are a phenomenal pairing, Ayers is skilled on the line. Plus, I think opposite Calvin Johnson is a position that any wideout with Derrick Williams’ talent could thrive in.
Giants - Just wow. DHB gives the offense the vertical threat it needs to be good again and Moore, Harris and McKillop should be good, and McKenzie should be good depth. Love the first six picks. Not a fan of the rest of your draft but if you're gonna miss four out of ten picks, having them be your last picks in the draft makes it barely worth mentioning. Patriots - DJ Moore lasted that long? Are you fucking kidding me? This draft is sickening. Browns - I truly felt when it happened that I stole Andrew Gardner from you. I don't see how you could have drafted any better than this with who was available at each of your picks. I love Hamlin - 4th round gem. This team has a long way to go and this would be a great start for them. Eagles - Great picks for this offense. I love Moreno, Pettigrew and Topou. Nic Harris, Ray Mauga and Arian Foster are all amazing values as late as you got them. Jaguars - You just keep having the right people fall to you. Damnit, Hurricane. Honorable mentions: Bengals, Steelers
Great job again from everyone involved, especially WW85. Three years running now that we have been able to finish this mock, amazing. Here's my top 5. Jax- Stafford and Nicks alone make this a top draft. To top that off though were able to get a starter with your next pick in Levitre and at worst a backup to Drew in Brown who I think has a ton of potential. Then Anthony Hill in the 7th was certainly the steal of the draft, how did he last till the 7th is beyond me. Great draft! Eagles- When you took Pettigrew with Moreno still on the board I was thinking to myself, WTF? It worked out to perfection though when you were able to get Moreno on the back end. You filled two huge needs with your first picks with the best players at their respective positions. I don't know how Moreno made it to the end of the first round, in real life I expect him to be in his next city by the time Eagles are OTC. Next pick got a perfect compliment to Jackson with the Robiskie selection and two potential starters with your next two picks that also filled big needs. Like the potential of Nic Harris and Arian Foster late. Miami- Even in this setting I hate to compliment Miami but I wouldn't be thrilled if the draft played out this way in real life. The size and speed combo of Smith is scary, he could be a nightmare for the Jets for the next 10 years. Sintrim is one of my favorite players in the draft. In both the 3 and 7 rounder I hoped for him to make it to my second but didn't either time. Sidbury has the measurables to become a nightmare for our QBs. Marko Mitchell is going to be one of those guys that outperforms his draft status, although I think he will go before the 7th round in real life. Jets- Outside of a QB, Maclin & Brown is my dream first two rounds. I love Donald Brown and hope either him or Moreno are Jets come draft day. Getting Quinn late was a steal as well, it has gotten to the point where either him or Hill have to be drafted by the Jets, to get him in the 7th was great. Also liked your mid round selections filling the need on the DL with potential. As a Jets fan I'd sign for this draft right now. Seahawks- IMO got the best T prospect in Smith filling a big need. Matthews in the second and Greene in the third were major steals. I'm a big fan of Allen and Cook.
